March 1955 - Although Shelby was still undergoing operations to recover from his racing accident, he continued to race with his arm in a specially made fiberglass cast and his hand taped to the steering wheel.

Shelby takes the physical exam and doctors say his heart is as strong as the drivers in the front row of the race.

Shelby’s chief test driver, Ken Miles, was killed in testing the J-car in August 1966 so the Shelby team paid a dear price in helping Ford launch the third and final phase of their Le Mans effort.

Shelby remains once of the most interesting drivers of Sixties racing because he has kept the hammer down non-stop through life while those of his contemporaries who survived are for the most part on sitting on their front porches reminiscing…..

Carroll Shelby International Inc. - About Us(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)

From the initial production of the first ShelbyCobra in the 1960's to the recent announcement of teaming with Ford Motor Company to develop specialty vehicles, CarrollShelby continues to participate in the development of high performance automobiles.

Together, the Shelby Companies are engaged in the manufacturing and marketing of performance vehicles and related accessories as well as the licensing of the Shelby brand to third parties in connection with various products, including vehicles, memorabilia, video games, models, toys, branded apparel, styling and performance parts.

Shelby Automobiles is currently producing authentic continuation Cobras, including the Cobra 427 S/C, the Cobra 289 FIA and the Cobra 289 S/C, and selling the same as component vehicles (i.e.

Born Carroll Hall Shelby on January 11, 1923 in Leesburg, Texas, his family moved to Dallas when he was seven.

The 1990s also brought Shelby a number of accolades, including his induction into the International and the Michigan Motorsports Halls of Fame, and his selection as the official pace car driver of the Dodge Viper that started the 1991 Indy 500 race.

A successful racer, an innovative engineer, a world-class designer, manufacturer and entrepreneur, CarrollShelby is one of the automotive industry's true Renaissance Men and his impact on the automotive landscape continues to be unmatched.

Perhaps most importantly, Shelby exemplified American ingenuity when he took an underpowered English AC Cars sports car, stuffed in a high-power FordV8, and debuted his legendary Cobra, a car that went on to achieve racing fame and ultimately win the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the Shelby-American team.

Shelby: "The things I'll probably spend the rest of my life doing will be the things that are the least profitable, because I really feel that the environment is something that needs to be taken care of and it has to blend in with the automobile industry.

Shelby was divorced, a sports-car garage business, financed by Dick Hall, brother af Jim Hall of Chaparral fame, was not a success as Shelby was unable to devote sufficient time to it and Parravano withdrew from racing.

Shelby also became involved with the running of the Ford GT40s in the American firm's fight against Ferrari, while with Dan Gurney he formed All-American Racers with the intention of building Eagle Formula One and Indianapolis cars (Shelby was to sell his share of AAR to Gurney in 1967).

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Carroll Hall Shelby was born to Warren Hall Shelby, a rural mail carrier, and Eloise Lawrence Shelby in Leesburg, Texas on January 11, 1923.

Carroll's racing career started with his first race behind the wheel of a hot rod fitted with a flathead FordV8 in a quarter-mile drag meet.

CarrollShelby airmailed a letter of proposal to the company to keep building the chassis for a special Shelby sports car to be powered by an American V8.

Shelby, a former race car driver and creator of numerous collectable performance cars, will offer his expertise in partnership with the Ford Performance Group in the development of specialty niche performance products.

Shelby, who turned 80 years old earlier this year, has been a senior technical advisor to the Ford GT team and has provided abundant support for the design and engineering of the product.

Throughout the 1960s, Shelby and Ford cooperated on numerous racing and performance-product programs, from the original ShelbyCobra to the FordGT40 and the GT350 and GT500 Mustangs.

The first car in the continuation series is an “Eleanor” Shelby GT500E, similar to the one seen in the recent motion picture Gone in Sixty Seconds.

Shelby easily meets the minimum requirement building, on average, 2,000 units per year between 1965 and 1970.

CarrollShelby benefits by using a proven manufacturing base to further his performance reputation, while Ford benefits from the "halo effect" as Mustang sheetmetal increasingly frequents the winner's circle.

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - CarrollShelby, best known as the creator of the muscle car-era Shelby Mustangs, is adding his big-power touch to something a little different and much bigger -- a souped-up version of the Ford Expedition sport/utility vehicle.

The Shelby Expedition, which Shelby Automobiles is calling a "performance utility vehicle" or PUV, is powered by a 5.4 liter Ford GTengine fitted with a supercharger.

CarrollShelby officially rekindled his relationship with Ford Motor Co. (Research) last year after acting as a consultant on the Ford GT supercar.

CarrollShelby has enjoyed a multi-faceted career as a driver, owner, team manager, manufacturer and consultant.

Shelby retired from driving in 1960, after being told by doctors to stop racing because of health reasons.

In 1962, Carroll formed Shelby American in Santa Fe, New Mexico, (later moving into Lance Reventlow's old Scarab works in Los Angeles) and developed the legendary Cobra with Ford and A.C. cars of Great Britain.

If you had to choose one person who epitomizes the term "car guy," Carroll Hall Shelby would be near the top of everyoneâs list.

Following high school, Shelby enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served during WWII as a flight instructor and test pilot.

CarrollShelbyâs charisma, his drive, and his entrepreneurial spirit is an integral part of every project he undertakes â“ from his early racing efforts to his current philanthropic endeavors on behalf of needy children.